My Frugal Miser - January Income: $8,627

January was a solid month.  Mystery shopping was good, particularly the back half of the month, which explains my silence on My Frugal Miser.  All the travel kept me too busy to do much other than work.  In January, all my properties were rented and most of my tenants paid me what was due.  I did have two tenants who paid me part of their rent for the month but not all of it.  This is definitely a concern but it isn't as bad as if they skipped the entire payment - something is better than nothing.  I will keep a close eye on this and take action if necessary.

Mystery shopping income was okay, and I think it will be even better in February.

January Income

$1,426 Mystery Shopping
$7,079 Rental Income

$122 Other Sources

$8,627 Total Income for January

Notes:.  

• I don't include transactions in my retirement accounts.  This includes rental income, dividends and capital gains and losses.
• I include merchandising and hospitality work in the mystery shopping category since the companies that I shop for provide this extra side work.